Abigail Anderson
Owner / Performer
Fox and Phoenix Records
Fox and Phoenix Records
Owner / Performer
I make music that inspires people to walk their own road.
My time is pretty evenly split between creating (practicing, learning new songs, writing, recording) and running the business side of things. Create, promote, create, promote, accept payment, start the cycle again. There is also a lot of learning that happens daily. I take classes on things like pricing, or research how to set up a booking calender on my website.
Here's the first step for high school students
I think the most important part of being a musician is to practice being yourself. Really deliberately follow your own imagination with your art and let your uniqueness bubble through. Also, business classes are awesome. Entrepreneurial clubs are awesome. Anything that helps you break out of the hourly wage tracks so you can become more creative about how to support yourself.
"You should find someone to take care of you because you'll never be able to make it on your own doing that."